PSYA130 Dynamic Nature of Personality in Adulthood (5 cr)

The course introduces students to the diverse theoretical approaches and concepts concerning personality, as well as to the recent research findings on personality psychology, especially from the perspective of adulthood. 

Students will be able to evaluate the similarities and differences between different personality concepts and approaches and understand their theoretical underpinnings. Students will understand and be able to describe how the fundamental dispositional traits, characteristic adaptations, and integrative life narratives (i.e., identities) interact dynamically with each other. In addition, the student will learn to perceive personality as a whole formed by its different levels, and understand the extent to which personality is characterized by stability and regularity on the one hand and change and development on the other.

”Suoritustapa 2” (mode 2 of study) is available for foreign students visiting Jyväskylä University only. Course can be used as a part of CIPA module only if not included as a part of another study module such as “Psykologian aineopinnot”.

Basic studies in psychology

• McAdams, D. P., Shiner, R. L. & Tackett, J. L. (2019) Handbook of Personality Development AND/OR

• learning materials to be announced in the annual curriculum, such as lectures, textbook(s), article collection, video recordings, etc. or different combinations of these.